Little Crane (Ojibwe)
Born:
04/14/1874
Harbor Springs,
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Died: 05/23/1939
Parents: biological father was John Baptiste Couchois / adopted by John B. Wright and Roseine Wright
Address(es):
Interment:
Lakeview Cemetery
Harbor Springs, MI
Died: 05/23/1939
Parents: biological father was John Baptiste Couchois / adopted by John B. Wright and Roseine Wright
Address(es):
Interment:
Lakeview Cemetery
Harbor Springs, MI
Writings
| Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Scenic Michigan in Verse - Dedicated to Ransom E. Olds. |
Michigan, Poetry | Adult | Ithaca, Mich. : The Gratiot County Herald | 1939 | |
| Chicago-jig : Legend of the Indian Paradise / written, illustrated and published in the United States by John C. Wright (Little Crane) | Folklore, Poetry | Adult | Alma, Mich. : printed by Babcock & Babcock | 1934 | |
| Chicago-Jig: The Authentic Indian Tradition of the Happy Hunting Ground | Folklore, Poetry | Adult | Alma, Mich. : J.C. Wright | 1934 | |
| The Great Myth | Folklore, Michigan | Adult | Lansing, Michigan : The Michigan Education Company | 1922 | |
| Northern Breezes | Poetry | Adult | Harbor Springs, Mich. : J.C. Wright | 1917 | |
| The Crooked Tree: Indian Legends and a Short History of the Little Traverse Bay Region | Folklore, Michigan | Adult | Harbor Springs, Mich. : Matthew A. Erwin | 1917 | |
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Stories of the Crooked Tree - Stories and legends of L'Arbre Croche, an Ottawa Indian mission district in Emmet County, Michigan. |
Folklore, Michigan | Children | Harbor Springs, Mich. : The Lakeside press | 1915 | |
| Ella : a story of the white slave traffic | Non Fiction | Adult | Harbor Springs, Mich. : Published privately by John C. Wright | 1911 | |
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Lays of the lakes - Poems and a play in 3 acts. |
Drama, Poetry | Adult | Boston : Gorham Press | 1911 | |
| Pe-tah-se-ga and Other Poems | Michigan, Poetry | Adult | 1908 | ||
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The Ottawan: : a short history of the villages and resorts surrounding Little Traverse Bay, and the Indian legends connected therewith - Short history of the villages and resorts of the Little Traverse Bay area. It contains local Indian legends, and account of the Morman Kingdom on Beaver Island and a short description of Cross Village. "Little Traverse Bay souvenir." |
Folklore, Michigan History | Adult | Lansing, Mich. : R. Smith & Co. | 1895 |
What is the aim or goal of your writing:
John Couchis Wright drew much of this material from tales from his childhood as told by his French-Indian grandmother.
May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No
Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No
Skills:
Author
Awards:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Commendation, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, for work in behalf of Indians and Conservation | 1940 |
| Detroit Times contest winner |
Inclusion in biographical or critical works:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Michigan Authors, 3rd edition | 1993 |
| Michigan in Literature (by Clarence A. Andrews) | 1992 |
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Childhood in Poetry - The Childhood in Poetry Collection is part of The John MacKay Shaw Collection housed at Florida State University Library and consists of books, works of art, manuscripts, catalogs and ephemera related to childhood. The collection includes bibliographies, biographies, literature, poetry, and criticism. |
Education:
| Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bay View Summer School | Bay View, MI | ||
| Harbor Springs High School | Harbor Springs, MI | ||
| Petoskey Normal School | Petoskey, MI |
Career:
| Position | Organization | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Harbor Springs, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent | 1895-1939 | |
| Publisher | Standard | Harbor Springs, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent |
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